This is called having balls which sinkies are hiding from.
Tony: Thailand is by comparison a large country with resources and is able to get by without foreign aid and investments. If it were Peesai, such a situation would cause the nation to crumple. See below's report on how the chaos is affecting Thailand economically. No business, folks there can still plant sayo in their backyard and live off the land. Where can Sinkies plants their crops? HDB rooftops?
Cheers!
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/bus...fecting-Thailands-global-posit-30222074.html#
FTI worries about decline in purchase orders; PTTEP urges businesses to expand abroad
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has expressed concern over a possible reduction of purchase orders from the manufacturing sector because of the prolonged political protests, expecting impacts to be seen in the second quarter of 2014.
Meanwhile PTT Production and Exploration (PTTEP) has suggested that the private sector fortify itself against political fluctuations and uncertainty, partly by expanding outside the country and capitalising on growth elsewhere.
Speaking at a seminar on "2014: Thailand's Direction in the World", FTI chairman Payungsak Chartsutipol said he was concerned about the political situation, for which there was still no certain resolution in sight, as Thailand was highly connected with the global economy.
Exports contribute about 60-70 per cent of the country's gross domestic product. If foreign customers view Thailand as being in constant turmoil, their confidence will lessen, fearing that manufacturers here will not be able to produce products as ordered.
The political situation is expected to affect the Thai economy adversely from now through the second quarter of 2014 despite brighter prospects for the global economy, Payungsak said. The World Bank has raised its estimate for global GDP growth next year on the back of signs of a US recovery and China's estimate for its growth at 7.3 per cent.
If Thailand manages to stabilise its political situation, its GDP is expected to expand by 5 per cent next year, around the same as neighbouring countries.
